PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chino
vs
Draugovich Ii

183 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii checks a leg kick.
Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chino moves forwards but Draugovich Ii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draugovich Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draugovich Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draugovich Ii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chino tries to land a body kick

and Draugovich Ii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chino's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chino looking to control but Draugovich Ii passes into half guard.
Draugovich Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draugovich Ii wants to take a breather but Chino is having none of it.
Draugovich Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chino's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chino keeping hold of Draugovich Ii's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draugovich Ii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii wants to take a breather but Chino is having none of it.

Draugovich Ii looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draugovich Ii wants to control but Chino is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino wants to get back to full guard.
Draugovich Ii wants to pass to mount but Chino is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii thows a huge punch but Chino dodges it nicely.
Chino moves into full guard.
Chino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chino is on top in guard.
Chino postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino trying to control but Draugovich Ii is working from the bottom.
Draugovich Ii wants to stand but Chino is controlling the position.

Draugovich Ii has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chino is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Draugovich Ii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii struggling a bit here.
Draugovich Ii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Draugovich Ii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chino throws a leg kick but Draugovich Ii checks it.
Chino blocks the body kick.
Chino throws a sloppy head kick and Draugovich Ii moves out of range easily.
Draugovich Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chino defends it nicely.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Chino misses

and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chino won't be happy with that.
Draugovich Ii working the ground and pound but Chino is defending the strikes.
Draugovich Ii working the ground and pound from side control.
Grigori Draugovich Ii has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Chino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draugovich Ii tries to move to mount but Chino blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draugovich Ii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Draugovich Ii lands a decent elbow from side control.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chino keeps working.
Chino tries to buck Draugovich Ii off but Draugovich Ii is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Draugovich Ii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Draugovich Ii connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chino some visible discomfort.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Chino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Draugovich Ii connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chino keeps working.
Chino stops Draugovich Ii from passing to mount.
Draugovich Ii taking a break here but Chino is having none of it and regains half guard.
Draugovich Ii trying to mount his opponent but Chino defends it.
Draugovich Ii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chino defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii passes to full mount!
Draugovich Ii raining down shots from the mount!
Draugovich Ii prevents Chino from getting the reversal.
Draugovich Ii working Chino over with strikes here.
Chino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii throwing strikes here but Chino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Draugovich Ii sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draugovich Ii tries to control but Chino wriggling away.
Chino can't escape the position.
Draugovich Ii lands a big shot there that rocks Chino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Draugovich Ii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Draugovich Ii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Draugovich Ii lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draugovich Ii scoring with strikes but Chino is staying in there.
Draugovich Ii fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Draugovich Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Draugovich Ii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chino's hands.
Chino checks the leg kick.
Chino tries to clinch but Draugovich Ii is having none of it.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but Draugovich Ii avoids it.
Chino cracks the inside of Draugovich Ii's front leg.

Chino rushes Draugovich Ii and presses him up against the cage.
Draugovich Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draugovich Ii tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draugovich Ii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chino to keep the fight standing.
Chino keeps control of Draugovich Ii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draugovich Ii avoiding damage as Chino throws knees to the body.
Draugovich Ii is trying to pull guard but Chino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Draugovich Ii.
Chino blocks a body shot from Draugovich Ii.
Chino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draugovich Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Draugovich Ii ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Draugovich Ii no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.

Draugovich Ii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chino stacks Draugovich Ii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chino!
Grigori Draugovich Ii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chino's best efforts.
Draugovich Ii is controlling Chino's trapped leg to prevent Chino from advancing to side control.
Chino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii tries to roll over but Chino keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chino trying to control the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alpa Chino.
Draugovich Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chino slips under a jab from Draugovich Ii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino takes one on the button.
Draugovich Ii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draugovich Ii scores with a hook.
Chino cracks the inside of Draugovich Ii's front leg.

Draugovich Ii shoots in and gets a takedown into Chino's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chino keeping full guard, as Draugovich Ii tries to pass.
Alpa Chino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draugovich Ii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Draugovich Ii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draugovich Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chino is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Draugovich Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draugovich Ii winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Draugovich Ii!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.